The Glittering Sword
32 mins
A boy travels to the city to look for his father, and gets caught up in quest to find a magical sword that will end war. Made in 1929 by the pupils and teachers of Altrincham County High School, written and directed by their schoolmaster Ronald Gow. Filmed in Dartmouth, it opened at the Altrincham Picture Theatre on 29th November 1929, and was distributed across the UK.
Arnold Whitehead
The Boy
Tommy Hampson
The King
L. Galloway
The Chancellor
A.I. Gregory
The Devil
H. Mitchell
Death
A.D. Onkey
A Donkey
Ronald Gow
Director
Ronald Gow
Screenplay
Robert A. Bullivant
Art Direction
Harry Killick
Set Designer
Jack Williams
Director of Photography
George Airey
Production Manager